Whichever genius created this txtmob.com site is a friggin' genius,
because it's working.... I was getting up this morning, apathetic, no protest on the old agenda, when a Bl(A)ck Tea SMS alert for
a Critical Mass ride popped up on my cell. The ride was big, and I bet I wasn't the only one there because of
the SMS alert system:

Good cop report: but on the whole the cops came with a pretty nonconfrontational approach and a policy of avoiding arresting bikers or citing stragglers, and they stuck to it and pulled it off.

In fact they let us pretty much abolish the vehicle code for a few hours and just own the streets, ignore red lights, and ride wherever we wanted. that was so fun, especially through the really narrow streets of the financial district!! !

riding Beacon St. to the top of the hill and bombing School Street en masse through the intersection w/ the cops holding traffic for us . . . that was the best!

we gotta do this again....

...approaching South Station bus depot! !!... w/ bikes & buses, who needs Detroit, or War in Iraq?

I have to give props to all involved in critical mass. That was a great fucking idea. It also pleases me to hear about the handful of cops who actually did behave in a humane manner. It goes to show that while most of the time cops are fascist pigs, many have potential to act like real human beings sometimes. I think that should be exploited. When given the oppurtunity, we should try our best to see through the uniform and connect with whatever shred of humanity they have left. Of course when they start tear gassing us and beating us we have but little choice but to resist with the utmost ferocity. My point here is not to sympathize with or appease state opression, but rather to connect with people (including cops) on a human level so that they actually might start thinking for themselves and seriously reconsider their role as faceless opressors. Nevertheless, keep fighting the good fight.

Delighted to hear Critical Mass at DNC 2004 was a success. I participated in the Critical Mass at the DNC 2000 in Los Angeles. We ended up being the largest group arrest of the entire convention (71 people). And we were just riding bicycles! Stupid LAPD. In the end, we class-action sued and got paid million$. So I'm riding my shinny new bike today, working to make a better tomorrow. Cheers!